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Install LibreOffice 5.1.0 in Ubuntu, Linux Mint via PPA

Last updated: February 12, 2016

LibreOffice 5.1

The Document Foundation officially announced the release of LibreOffice 5.1 yesterday. PPA updated for Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 14.04, and derivatives, e.g., Linux Mint 17.x, and Elementary OS Freya.

LibreOffice 5.1 offers a completely reorganized user interface, and several improved features targeted at enterprise deployments: better support for ODF 1.2, interoperability with proprietary document formats and file management on remote servers.

Read the announcement for more details.


How to upgrade to LibreOffice 5.1:

LibreOffice 5.1 has been made into Software Center for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. For ubuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 14.04, it’s available in the LibreOffice 5.1.x series PPA.

For Linux Mint users who are still running LibreOffice 4.x, you have to do below changes to be available to upgrade via PPA:

Launch terminal, and run command to create and edit a file:

gksudo gedit /etc/apt/preferences.d/libreoffice.pref

When the file opens, paste below lines and save it.

Package: *
Pin: release o=LP-PPA-libreoffice
Pin-Priority: 700

1. To add LibreOffice 5.1.x PPA.

Launch terminal from App Launcher or via Ctrl+Alt+T shortcut key. When it opens, paste below command and hit run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/libreoffice-5-1

Type in password (no visual feedback when typing) when it asks and hit Enter to continue.

2. To upgrade LibreOffice

Launch Software Updater (or Update Manager for Mint), and install available updates after checking for updates.

3. (Optional) To revert the changes, install ppa-purge and purge the PPA:

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge

sudo ppa-purge ppa:libreoffice/libreoffice-5-1

For Linux Mint 17.x which is based on Ubuntu 14.04, use -d option to specify Ubuntu codename, so the last command should be:

sudo ppa-purge -d trusty ppa:libreoffice/libreoffice-5-1
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    4 responses to Install LibreOffice 5.1.0 in Ubuntu, Linux Mint via PPA

    1. Shumin February 12, 2016 at 3:36 am

      After added PPA, I directory type “sudo apt-get upgrade” in terminal and successfully upgraded, but why Software Center still popped out a window info me that something need to upgrade?

      • Shumin February 12, 2016 at 5:11 am

        I have figured it out. Should use this command: “sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade” after add PPA.

        • Marc February 16, 2016 at 1:36 pm

          If you only want to install libreoffice5.1 this is NOT the right way to do it. You upgraded your whole OS to the next version, that is nothing you just simply do ’cause of a single program. Furthermore you did something wrong, after adding the ppa it is not ‘upgrade’ but ‘update’. There is a difference my friend, the update will only reload the package sources and the upgrade will install ALL new versions for ALL your programs.

          “Why is this the wrong way – it worked!” Yes, for you it did. You are maybe not that dependent on your OS versions like others, if I were to simply do a dist-upgrade multiple programs would not work anymore.

    2. Mike February 15, 2016 at 2:10 pm

      Hi,

      Thanks very much for the guide, however after updating in Ubuntu the Libreoffice menus are no longer integrated with th Unity Desktop